★★★★☆ The steps are Fosse’s, the vision is Wayne Cilento’s: a valentine to the nine-time Tony-winning director-choreographer The post Bob Fosse’s Dancin’: A Love Story of R…
SOURCE: New York Stage Review at 07:54PM★★★★☆ Encores! shines a spotlight on yet another overlooked Jerry Herman musical with a troubled history and memorable score The post Dear World: A Macaron-Sweet Revival of Jerry H…
SOURCE: New York Stage Review at 12:06PM★★★★☆ The British performer mixes poetry, music, comedy, and piles and piles of orange balloons in his Olivier Award–nominated play The post Misty: Arinzé Kene Breaks Ground and…
SOURCE: New York Stage Review at 08:23PM★★★★☆ Lynn Nottage’s 1950s-set richly crafted coming-of-age play gets its first New York restaging thanks to the Keen Company The post Crumbs From the Table of Joy: A Wonderful b…
SOURCE: New York Stage Review at 09:00PM★★★★☆ Sarah Ruhl’s newest work proves a deeply moving meditation on life and the afterlife The post Letters From Max, a ritual: A Playwright and Poet Open Their Hearts appeared f…
SOURCE: New York Stage Review at 11:30PM★★★☆☆ Lorraine Hansberry’s unheralded, untidy ode to 1960s NYC gets a high-wattage off-Broadway production The post The Sign in Sidney Brustein’s Window: An Opaque Revival of a…
SOURCE: New York Stage Review at 07:55PM★★★☆☆ Lizzie Borden, Sharon Tate, and Ibsen (sort of) collide in Bedlam’s period-slash-contemporary piece The post Fall River Fishing: Black Comedy With a Side of Bolognese appea…
SOURCE: New York Stage Review at 05:00PM★★★★☆ Anna Ziegler’s new play tackles identity, religion, career, and marriage The post The Wanderers: 2 Generations, 2 Couples, 1 Engaging Drama appeared first on New York Stage…
SOURCE: New York Stage Review at 09:30PM★★☆☆☆ Simon Stephens and Mark Eitzel team up for an unpromising new musical at the Atlantic The post Cornelia Street: A Hazy New York Nostalgia Trip appeared first on New York Stag…
SOURCE: New York Stage Review at 08:58PM★★★★★ Classical Theatre of Harlem’s acclaimed summer staging returns for a short winter stint The post Twelfth Night: A Terrific Trimmed-Down Take on Shakespeare’s Comedy appea…
SOURCE: New York Stage Review at 06:29PM★★★★☆ Bill Irwin and John Douglas Thompson headline Irish Rep’s revival of the 1957 tragicomedy The post Endgame: A Fine-Tuned Production of Beckett’s Favorite Play appeared f…
SOURCE: New York Stage Review at 08:01PM★★★★☆ In his newest one-man show, the comedian reminds us of the importance of informal in-person interaction The post Small Talk: Colin Quinn On the Lost Art of Casual Conversati…
SOURCE: New York Stage Review at 01:34PM★★★★☆ A musical satire centered on the abortion debate? Only from the provocative, topical, and always edgy Lightning Rod Special. The post The Appointment: Satire at Its Best on …
SOURCE: New York Stage Review at 08:00PM★★★★☆ Writer-performer Carol Mazhuvancheril reconciles growing up (and eventually coming out) in India, Austria, and America The post Song of Joy: A One-Man Transcontinental Memor…
SOURCE: New York Stage Review at 05:21PM★★★★★ Eight years after its premiere, the Austin Pendleton–directed production of Stephen Adly Guirgis’ play is as gripping as ever The post Between Riverside and Crazy: Wild …
SOURCE: New York Stage Review at 09:54PM★★★★★ To quote one of the songs from the much-maligned, but very beloved, musical: It’s a hit! The post Merrily We Roll Along: How We Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Sondh…
SOURCE: New York Stage Review at 06:57PM★★★☆☆ Will Swenson shines in flashy bio-musical salute to the singer-songwriter with a voice like “gravel wrapped in velvet” The post A Beautiful Noise: Reaching Out, Touching…
SOURCE: New York Stage Review at 08:23PM★★★★☆ Deirdre O’Connell plays a descendant of an accused Salem witch in Sarah Ruhl’s newest play The post Becky Nurse of Salem: Do You Believe in Magic? appeared first on New …
SOURCE: New York Stage Review at 08:00PMA link to the final columns of the esteemed critic and our beloved colleague The post Remembering Michael Feingold appeared first on New York Stage Review.
SOURCE: New York Stage Review at 10:00PM★★★★☆ The hit London musical arrives on Broadway with cannons of confetti and a catalog full of chart-toppers The post & Juliet: Candy-Colored Glitter-Bomb Musical Romp appear…
SOURCE: New York Stage Review at 08:25PM★★★★☆ The popular comic brings his own brand of gregarious, low-level neuroticism back to Broadway The post The Old Man & the Pool: Mike Birbiglia Dives Into Middle Age appear…
SOURCE: New York Stage Review at 08:52PM★★★☆☆ The actor’s recent page-turner loses some of its power in its journey to the stage The post Walking With Ghosts: Gabriel Byrne’s Book Makes a Hazy Memory Play appeared f…
SOURCE: New York Stage Review at 07:54PM★★★★☆ Suzan-Lori Parks’ tight two-hander gets an intense Kenny Leon–directed Broadway revival The post Topdog/Underdog: Watch It Close, Watch It Close Now appeared first on Ne…
SOURCE: New York Stage Review at 09:53PM★★★☆☆ August Wilson’s drama—the 1930s entry in his decade-by-decade chronicle of the 20th-century Black American experience—gets its first Broadway revival The post The Pian…
SOURCE: New York Stage Review at 08:24PM★★★★★ It’s a probable 12 to 7 that you’ll leave this Kennedy Center production on a musical-theater high The post Guys and Dolls: Frank Loesser’s Musical Fable Is No Gamble …
SOURCE: New York Stage Review at 01:28PM★★★☆☆ Gracie Gardner’s play about skin cancer patients in a surgical waiting room is engaging if unbelievable The post I’m Revolting: Not-So-Strong Medicine appeared first on …
SOURCE: New York Stage Review at 10:00PM★★★★☆ Martyna Majok’s award-winning drama explores disability, class, privilege, and loss in a tidy 110 minutes The post Cost of Living: Worth the Steep Emotional Investment app…
SOURCE: New York Stage Review at 08:54PM★★★☆☆ The Tony-winning actor intrigues as Scottish poet Robert Burns in a solo dance show The post Burn: Alan Cumming Goes Into His Dance appeared first on New York Stage Review.
SOURCE: New York Stage Review at 06:45PM★★★★☆ A 70-minute one-woman show goes beyond the standard stand-up comic style The post Kate: Comedian-Actor-Shapeshifter Kate Berlant Does It All appeared first on New York Stage…
SOURCE: New York Stage Review at 08:00PM★★★★★ Journey into the Forest of Arden with this bright and breezy Public Works production The post As You Like It: A Pastoral Musical Comedy Delight appeared first on New York St…
SOURCE: New York Stage Review at 09:55PM★★★☆☆ 1970s TV fans will relish the chance to see Hal Linden and Bernie Kopell together, even in a clichéd comedy The post Two Jews, Talking: Two TV Stars, Two One-Act Plays, Too…
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